HPCC Systems has been partnering with AHS for a number of years supporting their robotics lab and promoting interest in HPCC Systems and ECL, via access to mentors and the ability to participate in our annual Summer Internship Program.

This event is the first of its kind at American Heritage School and will help foster the students' introduction to writing ECL code and overall use of the HPCC Systems platform.

What is HPCC Systems?

Watch this short introduction video to get yourself familiar with HPCC Systems!

Getting up and running:

Installing the Visualizer Bundle (Video)

Workshop links:

ECL Watch for Code Stallions (Available only during event)
HPCC Systems Solutions Lab
ECL Documentation
Visualization Document
Standard Library

Useful links:

Date of the event	Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 10:00 AM EST to 5:00 PM EST
Location	AHS Palm Beach Campus
Cost	Free
Eligibility	This event is open to AHS students only.
Registration	Please contact Tai Donovan for registration related questions
HPCC Systems Challenge Information	Music is life!
Data Source	Million Song Datasets and Music Moz
What you need	A laptop with either Window or Mac OS. The development environments are not compatible with tablets or chromebooks Installed VS Code with ECL Extension or ECL IDE Ability to access the public internet (available in workshop room) Computers may be available on-site for students who do not have their own.
Quick start resources	View our ECL Cheat Sheet to get started quickly ECL IDE Quick start guide ECL training in these six short videos Latest ECL Language Reference Guide VSCode Cheat Sheet
Challenge Rules	Teams from 1-3 students. Points will be awarded for answering challenge questions. Submissions can be evaluated on the cluster via ECL Watch. Points awarded for the first team to answer correctly, and additional submissions will also receive credit. Extra credit for additional data insights that go beyond the initial challenge questions.
Rating Criteria	Innovation involved Understanding of Big Data patterns and its application to HPCC Systems. Team work and execution Presentation quality
Mentors available during the Hackathon	The following mentors will be available on-site to help you! Richard Taylor, Bob Foreman, Hugo Watanuki, Greg Panagiotatos, George Foreman

How to prepare ahead of time?

Here are some free online courses linked below. Please take some time and familiarize yourself with ECL prior to the hackathon to help your better understand this powerful language and its capabilities.

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Day 2

Day 3

We have many resources available for you to use to familiarize yourself with our technology and how to use it. If you are new to us, then take some time to find out about HPCC Systems and what we do. Find out how HPCC Systems works, what ECL is and take a look at what goes on in our community. Learn more about our academic program.

Questions?

Questions about HPCC Systems and our team project? Email hackathons@hpccsystems.com.
Learn more about our academic program.